“I was really impressed with how well we played the run game against (Chase).

“I was impressed with our blocking up front. Josh Ramseur pulled a hamstring early, and we had some guys step up and block well. We had two 100-yard rushers. We were 8-for-11 passing.”

“You have to be assignment responsible. They’re (Kings Mountain) a little more balanced than (some) previous teams we’ve faced, kind of like Freedom. They run about 12 different screens. They have really talented people catching those screens. We have to make sure we’re in the right position. We need to keep our big guys in front of them.

“They’ll give you a bunch of formations, a bunch of different looks. They’re very similar scheme-wise to what we do with different plays, different looks, but they’re all bundled in the same package.

“It’s a rivalry game. It’s our first in-county game. We have to make sure we have our head on straight and focus. You have to throw out records. You really just have to not worry about that and play the game. We had a bad turnover last week. I’ve been really pleased with our special teams. You can’t expect a defense to hold people on short fields.”

Greg Lloyd, Kings Mountain

“We did not play all that poorly last week. We just had four or five big plays we’d like to have back. We’ve just got to find a way to eliminate the mistakes because we’re going to be in some tight games. We have to be able to execute in close games.

“We played well in the second and third quarters. It was a good game. We just need to make more plays.

“They’re (Burns) good at every position. They’ve got unbelievable size. They’ve got speed. They’re aggressive. They’ve got all the ingredients for a championship team. We’re going to have to play our best, and we can’t have turnovers.

“They’re explosive on both sides of the ball. They’ve got an excellent team, one of the best teams they’ve had.

“We’re getting some really good play out of some young players. It’s only going to help us for the future. And we’re getting some good play out of some of our seniors. We’re very inexperienced, and we’re learning as we go. We’re trying to fix some of our mistakes. We’re focused on Kings Mountain.

“We’ll be ready. We’ll go up and play hard.”

Lance Ware, Shelby

“We really challenged our defense to step up and cause some turnovers, and they were able to go get a three-and-out the first series and cause a big turnover the second series. We were able to jump on R-S early, and I thought that was a huge advantage for us because we were able to go fast.

Page 2 of 2 - “We had two turnovers, and we need to eliminate those mistakes. (We) had a couple penalties, and a lot of that was effort.

“Chase is triple option, a lot like South Point. They’ve got a lot of people back on offense. (One of) the guys that stand out on film is (Jordan) O’Rourke. He’s all over the place on defense, plays wingback on offense. He’s a really good player. I like his quarterback too. They’ve got a big fullback. Any time you’re running triple option, everything starts with that quarterback and fullback. And that’s who we really have to key on and stop.

“They’ve gotten a lot better on offense, having that experience back. They seem to have really bought into the triple option, and it’ll be a real challenge for our defense.”

Mark Barnes, Crest

“We’re excited about having everyone on the field at the same time. I thought (Jalin Moore) looked good coming back last week. He still wasn’t 100 percent, but he got better as the game went on. We’re looking forward to having P.J. (Brooks) and (Moore) and Tre (Harbison) on the field at the same time. We need to see if our offense works better with them all on the field.

“We did a lot of things well Friday night defensively. They did some things offensively and from a run standpoint that made us be disciplined.

“It’s invaluable experience for (QB Cameron Peeler) that he got to play in a varsity game.

“They (TCR) have changed a lot. They lost a lot of guys defensively. They were good at what they did.